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ACM Off-Campus Study Programs

Designed with a strong liberal arts perspective, ACM offers programs around the world to students from any college or university, providing an interdisciplinary educational experience, personal attention, independent projects, and exposure to diverse viewpoints and ways of learning.

Flag Japan

Japan Study
Tokyo, Japan

Flag Mexico

Mexico Summer Program: Service Learning & Language Immersion
Mexico City, Mexico

Flag Tanzania

Tanzania: Ecology & Human Origins
Dar es Salaam & Tarangire field site, Tanzania

Flag United Kingdom

London & Florence: Arts in Context
London, England & Florence, Italy

Flag United States

Chicago Program: Arts, Entrepreneurship, & Urban Studies
Chicago, Illinois
Newberry Seminar: Research in the Humanities
Chicago, Illinois
Oak Ridge Science Semester
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Urban Education: Student Teaching in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Member colleges

  1. Beloit College
  2. Carleton College
  3. Coe College
  4. Colorado College
  5. Cornell College
  6. Grinnell College
  7. Knox College
  8. Lake Forest College
  9. Lawrence University
  10. Luther College
  11. Macalester College
  12. Monmouth College
  13. Ripon College
  14. St. Olaf College

Off-campus study

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Stacey Hamilton Studying abroad in Tanzania was by far the most rewarding experience of my life. Browsing the street markets in Dar es Salaam, snorkeling off the coast of Zanzibar, camping in the Serengeti, and researching the Maasai opened my eyes to a completely different culture and environment. I had originally chosen this program due to my interests in both Anthropology and Ecology, and I got so much more out of it than just academics. People I met on campus, in the host stay, and in the field will never be forgotten. This experience has helped me in deciding what I want to do for the rest of my life, and I would love to return to this amazing country sometime in the future!

—Stacey Hamilton, Tanzania, Fall 2010

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The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) is a consortium of independent, liberal arts colleges in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.